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Trews bass player Jack Syperek and lead guitarist John-Angus MacDonald belt out background vocals at Rogers Bayfest last July. The popular Canadian rockers will return to Sarnia for Get the Ball Rolling, a testicular cancer awareness concert, June 9. FILE PHOTO/THE OBSERVER/QMI AGENCY

Organizers of an annual testicular cancer awareness concert have lined up their biggest act so far.

Popular Canadian rockers The Trews will play the fourth annual Get the Ball Rolling concert June 9. Mississauga's StereoKid and London's Two Crown King will round out the event.

Get the Ball Rolling will be held on the Stokes Bay lawn this year to accommodate the growing event. As many as 1,200 people are expected, said event co-chair Scott Palko.

Last year 450 people packed the Industry Theatre for a nearly sold-out show.

“We were very fortunate with the support that we had last year for the event, so when we wanted to bring in a new bigger act, we needed a venue that could offer a bigger capacity,” he said.

The concert, organized by Sarnia Connects: a network of young professionals, will also help launch the first version of a new awareness website.

It wiill feature information from the Canadian Testicular Cancer Association, including statistics and how to perform a self-exam.

Testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer in young men 15 to 29 years old, according to the association's website.

But there’s a stigma when it comes to talking bout it, Palko said.

“When you look at breast cancer, you see NFL teams wear pink and promoting the awareness of it,” he said. “It's OK to talk about it... If we can plant the seed here in Sarnia and grow that same notion when it comes to testicular cancer, that's what we really want to do.”

Doors open to the 19+ concert at 6:30 p.m. Concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at gettheballrolling.ca